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Exhibitions Partial Listing
"Shiny Is My Favorite Color" (September 2009) : University of St.Thomas, St Paul MN Minnesota Botanical (August 2009) : The Grand Hand Gallery, St Paul MN "Venus: Poets and Fiber Artists Reflect" (September 2008) : North End Art Gallery, Superior, WI "Women Of Fiber" (July 2007) : Last Chance Gallery, Lutsen, MN "Left-Handed Love Stories", Featured Artist (February 2007) : Lizzards Gallery, Duluth, MN "A Common Thread" (January 2007) : Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN "The Metaphors & Gifts of Fear" (October 2006) : The Red Mug, Superior WI "Vanishing Landscapes" (March 2006) : Ripple River Gallery, Aitkin, MN "Crossing Borders" Tour of Studios, Guest Artist (October 2005 & 2006) : Lutsen, MN "Materialized" (November 2004) : Sivertson Gallery, Duluth, MN Grand Marais Art Colony Instructors Show (2004-2005) : Frank Stone Gallery, Minneapolis, MN "The Cat's Meow" (January 2003) : Mary Vincent Gallery, LaGrange, IL "Time In Place", Featured Artist (August 2002) : Ripple River Gallery, Aitkin, MN "Great Northern Beadwork" (September 2002) : Copper County Arts Center, Hancock, MI "Images From The North Shore" Invitational (September 1999) : Flanders Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MNGrants and Honors Partial Listing
Artist Support Grant (2010) : Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Artists Initative Grant (2005) : Minnesota State Arts Board Special Merit Award (2004) : Jeane Pearce Walker Art Show, "Storm!" Second Place Award (2003) : Superior Shores Competition, Plein Aire Paint-off Career Development Grant (2002) : Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Juror "Great Northern Beadwork" (2002) : Copper County Community Arts Council Career Opportunity Grant (2001) : Minnesota State Arts Board Emerging Artist Fellowship (2000) : Arrowhead Regional Arts CouncilPublications Partial Listing
500 Beaded Objects (2004) : Lark Books, New York Peace Calendar 2003 (2002) : Syracuse Cultural Workers, Syracuse NY Beaded Embellishment by Clark & Atkins (2002) : Interweave Press "Stitching A Sense of Place In Beads" (2000) : Beadwork Magazine, December IssuePrograms & Presentations Partial Listing
"Painting With Beads" (2000 to present) : Workshops and presentations for regional and national organizations : Grand Marais, MN North House Folk School (1996 to present) : Workshops Instructor, Bead Embroidery : Grand Marais, MN Upper Midwest Bead Society (October 2003) : Slide Presentation and Workshop Instructor : Textile Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Northern Bead Symposium (September 2002) : Keynote Speaker and Workshop Instructor : Hancock, MI Duluth Needle Society (October & November 2002) : Slide Presentation and Workshop Instructor : Duluth, MN Grand Marais Art Colony (May 2002, 2003, & 2005) : Slide Presentation and Workshop Instructor : Grand Marais, MN "Beadwork Bash 2001" (October 2001) : Workshop Instructor : Lake Tahoe, CACommissions & Collections Partial Listing
MN Historical Society (2009) : Contemporary Crafts Collection : St. Paul, MN Mayo Clinic (2006) : Commission : Rochester, NN Springboard for the Arts (2002) : Commission : St. Paul, MN Interweave Press (2001) : Cover art for "Beadwork" magazine : Loveland, CO Kimberly-Clark Paper Co. (2000) : Packaging art : Neeah, WI Waters of Superior (2000) : Catalog cover art : Grand Marais, MNEducation & Life Experience
"What do *you* want to be when you grow up?" "An Artist!" was always my reply. Working with textiles has been my lifelong journey. I have developed and practiced my needle and fiber skills for more than 40 years. While studying Northern Illinois University from 1970 to 1973, I tried my hand at almost every medium in the Fine Arts Department. Painting and weaving were my favorites. In 1974 I earned my Associates of Arts Degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Kishwaukee College in Malta, Il. After college and while raising a family I worked in alterations, tailoring, and custom sewing (making everything from wedding ensembles to tipis). After moving to the North Shore in 1986 I supported my family for several years by weaving birch bark baskets and sewing original designs in fur and leather. In 1994 I made the choice to narrow my focus to beads and fiber, to develop my "bead paintings" as a personal means of artistic expression. Explorations of this patient medium lead me to designing special fabrics for many of my pieces. Working in this unique medium continues to be artistically challenging, exciting, and rewarding.Affiliations
Surface Design Association : Member 2010 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council : Committees - 2006 to present Arrowhead Regional Arts Council : Board of Directors - 2000 to 2006 Grand Marais Art Colony : Board of Directors - 2000 to 2002 Grand Marais Art Colony : Member - 1998 to 2005 Textile Center of Minnesota : Member - 2002 to present Upper Midwest Bead Society : Member - 1997 to present« Done reading? Return to the home page. »